The movie begins with Manickam (Sathyaraj) kidnapping Divya (Susan), who is the girl friend of Mano (Abbas).
Mano, realizing that it is Manickam who has been foiling his attempts to rescue Divya, goes to the place where she is kept hidden along with the police.
[2] Soundtrack was composed by Deva, while lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay, Snehan, Yugabharathi and Punitha Prakash.
[3] Indiaglitz wrote "Debutant director Sakthi Paramesh has taken a good theme, but has given it a bad treatment".
The film is strictly for the B and C audience whose idea of entertainment is double entendre and crude gags".
[5] Malathi Ranagarajan of The Hindu noted that "Had it not been caught in unwarranted commercial features, `Vanakkam ... ' would have been a very positive film with a poignant message".